Ruth — Chapter 1

Beda Quefin ey ROZ.6.140. e)Saul vniuftly condemning Dauid,cédem- ned alfo al thofe that iu- ftifed him. (d)Seeing fo manifeft iniu- Mtice &crueltic, they obeyed God rather 4then ora, $54 FIRST BOOK Dauid this day. 9. And Doeg the Idumeite which ftoad by, and was the chie f among the feruants of Saul, anfwering , I faw , quoth he , the fonne of Ifai.in Nobe with Achimelech the sne of Achirob the Prieft.10. Who confulted our Lord for him,and gaue him victuals, yea and the [word of Goliath the Philiftian he gaue to him.1r. The King therefore fencto cal for Achimelech the Prieft the fonne of Achitob & al his fathers houfe, the Priefts that were in Nobe, who came al tothe King. 12. And Saul {aid to Achimelech : Heare thou fonne of Achitob, Who an{wered :1 am readie,my Lord, 13.And Saul faid to him: Why haue you confpired again{t me, shou,and the fonne of Ifai, and haft giuen him bread and a {word, 8 haft confulted our Lord for him, that he might rife vp againft me , continuing a traitour vntil this day 214, And Achimelech anfive- ring the King , {aid : And who amongft al thy feruants faithful as Dauid , and the Kings fonne in-law , and going fourth at thy com- mandinent,& glorious in thy houfe? 15,DidI begin this day toconfule our Lord for him ? farre be this from me: let not the Kicg fulpe@ fuch .a thing againft his feruant, in al the houfe of my father: for thy feruant knew not any thing concerning this bufines, either litle or great.16,And the King {aid : Dying thou thalt dye Achimelech, thou, and al thy fa- thers houfe, 17. And the King faid to the curriers ,that food about him. Turne your felues , and kil the Pricfts of our Lord, (¢) for their hand is with Dauid, knowing that he was fled, and they told me nor, And (d ) the Kings feruants would not extend their hands vpon the Priefts of our Lord. 18, And the King faid to Doeg: Turnethou , and runne vpon the Prieits, And Doeg the Idumeite being turned , ranne vpon the Priefts , and murdered in that day cightie fue men reuefted with an ephod of linnen, 19, And Nobe the citie of the Priefts he {trucke in the edge of the {word , men and women , and children and fucklings,and oxe and affe and fheep in the edge of the fword. 20. But one fonne of Achimelech the fonne of Achitob , efcaping, whofe name was Abiathar , fed to Dauid , 21. and told him that Saul had flaine the Priefts of our Lord, 22. And Dauid faid to Abiathar: 1 knew in that day when Doeg the Idumeite was there , withoutdoubt he would tel Saul, Iam giltie of al the foules of thy father, 23. Abide with me, feare not: if any man thal feeke my life , he thal feeke thy life alfo , and with me thou {hal be preferued. CHAP. Dauid. OF KINGS 555

And Dauid faid: Thy father furely knoweth that I haue found orace in thy fight, & wil fay : Let not lonathas know this , left perhaps he be fad. Yea more, our Lord liveth , and thy foule : lineth , by one degree only ( as] mayfo fay ) 1 and death are diuided,

hyred out themfelues for bread: and the hungrie are filled ,vntil (6)the barren woman bare verie manie: and (¢) fhe that had manic children was weakned.

mife : becaufe there hath been one plague to you, and to your Princes, And you thal make the fimilitudes of your emeroids, and the fimilitudes of the mife that haue deftroied the land , and you thal giue giorie to the God of Ifrael: if perhaps he wil lighten his hand from you , and from your Gods and from your land. 6. Why doe you harden your harts, as ( « ) Agypt and Pharao did harden their hart 2 did not he atter he was ftrucken then dimiffe them, and they departed > 7, Now thertore take and make one new wayne:and two kine nauing calued, on which there hath no yoke been put,couple in the wayne, & ihut vp their caiues at home.8.And you fhal take the arke of the Lord, and put it in the wayne, and the veffels of goid , which you haue payed him for finne , you inal pur into a licle casket atthe fide therof : and difmiffe it that it may goe, 9.And you thal looke : and if fo be thar it thal goe vp by the way ot his coafts againft Bethfames,he hath done vs this great euil:but ifnot, weihal know that his hand hath not touched vs, but it hath happened by chance, 10, They therctore did in this manner ; and taking two kine, that had fucking calues, yoked them to the wayne, and {hut vp cheir calues at home, 11, And they layd the arke of Ged ypon the wayne, andthe litle casket, that had the golden mife and the {imilirudes of emeroids, 12. And the Kine went directly by the way that leadeth to Bethfamies,and they went one way , going forward and lowing : and they declined not neither to the right hand nor to the lett: but the Princes alfo of the Philifthiims tolowed vnto the borders ot Bethfames, 13. Moreouer the Bethfamites reaped wheat ia the valley:and litting vp theireies,they faw the arke,& wayne dravone by two nsilch kyne: 13. Which comming directly co Beth{ames fas Obftinate finners doe harden their owne harts, not God,but by fuffering them foto doe. See Annos Exed. qa Yyy3 were ,. q (b)Asthearke was terrible to the infidels [chap.-.) fo alfo to thofe that beliened right, but vied it not reue- rently, - knowing that the pre ence cf thearke was. good for them) (though the Bethfainites had been pu- nished for their irreue- rence towards it ) fea-ed not to receiuc and keep it, of the people {euentic men , and fiftie thoufand of the common people, : (4) Thefe men if 3 544 FIRST BOOK Samuel, were gladde when they had feen it. 14. Andthe wayne came into the field of Lofue the Bethfamite , and ftood there, And there was.a great ftone, and they did cut the wood of the wayne, and layed the kine vpon it an holocauft to our Lord.1s .And the Leuites tooke downe the arke of God, and the litle casker, that was at the fide of it, wherin were the veffels of-gold., and they:put it vpon the great ftone. The menalfo of Bethfames offered hotocaufts and immolated victimes that day to our ‘Lord. 16. And the fiue Princes of the Philifthiims faw , and returned into Accaron that day. 17, And thefe are the golden.emeroids, which the Philiftiims rendred for {inne to our Lord : Azotus one , Gaza one, A{calon one,Geth one,Accaron one: 18. anid the golden mife accordi ng. to the number of the cities of the Philiftiims,ofthe fiue proukices, from. Walled. citie vate towne that was without wal,and vnto Abel the great, wherupon they pucthe arke of our Lord., which was vntil that day in the field of lofue the Bethfamire. Ug.But he.ftrucke of the men of Beth- fames, for that they had (4) feen the arke of our Lord : and he ftrucke And the people mourned becaufe aur Lord had flrucken the common people wich a great plague.20. And the men ot Bethfames. fayd : Who thal be able ro {tand in the fight of our Lord God this holie one?and to whom thal he goe vp from us?21.And they fent mefflengers to the inha- birantes of Cartathiarim , faying : The Philiftiims haue brought backe the arke of our Lord,come & fetch it backe vito you, CHAP VII. The Arke is brought to the boufe of Abinadab in Gabaa,>. By Samuels exborta- tion, she people cafl avay the idols and ferue only God, 12. Samus! offering sacrifice and praying, Ifracl prewaileth againft the Yhilifthums, : ZO HERFORE the men of Cariathiarim came, and SE (4) brought backe the arke of our Lord,and caried ir into the houfe of Abinadab.in Gabaa: and Elcazar his fonne JL they fanctified , chat he might keep the arke of our Lord, = YY 2. And itcameto paffe, froin the day that the arke of our Lord abode in Cariathiarim,the dayes were multipiied (for it was now the twentith yeare ) and al the houfe of H{rack refted atter our Lord, 3, And Samuel {pake to al the houfe of Iftael , faying : Ifyou turneto our Lord in al your hart, take away the {trange Gods out cfthe middes of you,Baalim and Aftaroth: and prepare your harts toour Lord, & ferue him only , and he wildeliuer you trom the hand of the Phi:iithiims,

at Martins from the feaft of the ‘{B, Trinitie vn- til the firft fun- {day of Auguft, The firft part.} Of the gouern- ments of Heli and Samuel, and of chan- ging the ftate inte a King- deme, (a) This child being of the tribe of Leui, though notof . Aarons ftock, waslawfully vowed to the feruice of the tabernacle, by his parents, during his childhood, but comining to yeares of dif- cretion he was athis owne election to continue or jto depart. Ifhe had -been of anie ether tribe, he nuft haue been re- Ideemed, Lest, 27. 5 36 FIRST BOOK, Heli.Samuel. that fhe vpbrayded her, that our Lord had thut-her matrice:7.and fo did fhe eucrie yeare , when the time returned , that they went vp to the temple of our Lord ; and fo fhe prouoked her: moreouer fhe wept, and tooke not meate. 8, Elcana therfore her husband faid to her:Anna,why weepeft thou ? and why doeft thou not eatc ? and wherfore doeft thou afflict chy hart?Am not I better to thee, then tenchildren? 9, And Anna aro(e after fhe had eaten and drunke in Silo. And Heli the Prieft fitting vpon a Stoole before the poftes of the houfe of our Lord, 10. wheras Anna had aheauie hart, fhe praied to our Lord, weeping aboundantly, 11, and the vowed a vow , faying : O Lord of hofts , if regarding thou wilt behold the affli@ion of thy feruant , and wilt be mindful ofme, and not forget thy handinaid , and wilt giue vnto thy feruant a man child: I (4) wil giue him to our Lord al the daies of his life, & the rafour fhal not come vpon his head. 12, And it came to paffle,when fhe multiplied praiers before our Lord , that Heli obferued her mouth, 13. Moreouer Anna {pake in her hart, and onlie her lips moued,and voice there was not heard at al.Heli therfore thought her to bedrunke , 14. and fayd to her : How long wilt thou be drunke ? digeft a litle the wyne, wherwith thou art wet. 15. Anna an{wering, Nor fo, quoth the, my Lord:tor 1am an exceeding vnhappie woman,and wine and what- foeuer may inebriate , 1 haue notdrunke , but] haue powred out my foule in the fight of our Lord.16. Account net thy handmaid as one of the daughters of Belial : for of the multitude of my ferrow and heaui- nes haue I fpoken vntil this prefent, 17. Then Heli faid to her : Goe in peace : and the God of Ifracl giue thee thy petition , which thou haft asked him.18. But the fayd : Would God thy handmaid may find grace in thyne eyes. And the wowan went on her way, and did eate, and her ' countenance was no more changed otherwife .1g. And they rofein the morning,and adored before our Lord:and they returned, & camc into ‘ their houfeto Ramatha.And Elcana knew Anna his wite:and our Lord remembred her, 20, And it came to paffe after a certaine compafle of .dayes , Anna conceiucd & bare afonne , and called his namic Samuel: becaufe fhe asked him of our Lord. 21. And Elcanaher husband went vp, and al her houfe,to immolate vnto our Lord the folenmne hofte, and his vow, 22.and Anna went not vp: forthe fayd to her husband : I wiJ not goe til the infant be weaned , and till may bring him , that he may appeare before the fight of our Lord , and may remayne there’ conti- nually.23.And Elcana her husband fayd to her: Doe thar which fecmerh goodtothee , and taricti) thou weane him:and I pray that our Lord tulfl his word.The woman therfore taried and paue herfoone fucke, tilithe remoued him fromthe milke.14. Ard fhe brought him with her, after the had weaned him, withthree calucs, & three bufhels of ‘meale,. and a flagon of wine , and fhe brought him to the houfe of our Lord in Silo.But the childe was yet a litle intant:2;5, and they immolated acalfe, and oifered the childe to Heli, 26. And Anna fail ; I befecchthcemy } Lord, ‘Heli.Samuei. OF KINGS, 537 Lord, thy foule liueth my Lord ; 1 am that woman , which floode be- fore thee here praying our Lord. 27. For this childe did I pray, and our Lord hath giuen me my petition , which I asked hun, 28. ‘Therfore I alfo haue giuen hin to our Lord al the daies , which he thal line, thathe may be applied to our Lord, And they adored our Lord there. And Anna praved , and fayd: 1 CHAD. II, Anne ciueth thankes in 4 Canticle. 11. The fonnes of Heli grienoufty fining are reprebended , but not duly corrected by their father, 21, Anna beareth three fonnesmoare , and two daughsers, 27. Heli ss threatned, 34. and the death of bis twe founes foretold. » Y hart hath reioyced in our Lord, and my horne is @ exalted in my God : my mouth is dilated vpon myne “ enemies: becaufe I haue ioyed in thy faluation, ae 2. There is none holie as our Lord is : for neither @) is there an other befide thee , and there is none fo TN ANS ftrongas our God. h things boatting , ( ) let ol ultiplie to e high things boafting , (4) lera matters depart from your mouth : becaule out Lords is a God of al knowledge,and te him cogitations are prepared, .

by his Pricfts eftablifhed among them, and by [udges extraordinarily raifed vp, and fent by him , to dcliner them in their diftreiles , their demand now to haue a King, who, after the manner of other nations ) fheuld be cheir Lord, and haue more dignitie and authoritic ouer- them, then Dukes or Iudges had, is interpreted , as in effect ro reie@ God: in that they difliked , & fought to change his forme of gouernment .And therfore this requeft of the people iuitly difpleated both Samuel and God himielf, ur. The right of the King.] Samuel here by Gods appointment ,to difwade the people from their defire of a King , at leaft to admonith them betore hand , whar they are like to find by experience, reciteth fuch things , as Kings abufing their power doe ottentimes pradtile , by reafon of their high dignitie , and litle feare of contrelement , bur vniuftly and volawfully;according to the do@rine of ancient Fathers. Amongft otkers , S. Cyprian calleth the exactions of Kings here recited, griewous iniuries. S. Hierome dura imperia , co feruisucem ; rigerious or cruel gomernmen:s, and feruiude, S. Gregoric proucth the faine by two contrarie exam- ples. Seeing ( fayth he ) that which is here foretold , was punifked in Achab and lefabel (3. Keg.at.) it fheweth, tharit was not righr by diuine iudgement, which they exacted. And when the elect King Danid was to build an alear to our Lord (1,Paral. 21.) he would not take part of Ornans field, except he payed a iuft price for it, Moreouer tie law prefcribing the duce of Kings * Dewt.17.0.16. 7c.) commandeth then not to inultiplie horfes, not so heape rsches, not to take high com rage, thas their hares be not lifted up into pride ouer their brethren, WNewertheles Kings naue ereat prerogatiues more then Dukes and luges ) befides, and aboue, bur neuer contrarie tothe law; that albcic they can not take their fubsedts lands or. goods,neither for themfelues,nor to gine ro their fervants at their pleafure:vet in diuers cafes &ubiects are bound to contribute of their priuare goods , to fupplie the necetfitic of the King, or of the commonvealth, as by nature enerie part muft futfer damage or danger in defence of the principal member,or whole bodie, And ifany refufe fo to doz,they may iuftly be compelled. Furthermore in cafe Kings or other Princes commit exceffes ,and oppraffe their fubieds,yet are they notby & by tobe depofed by the peopie, nor common- wealth, but mui be tolerated with patience, peace, and mceknes , til God by his fouereigne authoritie, left in his Church,difpofe of them: which his diuine wit dome and goodnes often differreth to doc, as here he exprefly forewarneth, faying : (vu. 18.) Y ow shal crie in chat day from the face of your King, and owr Lerd wai not heave yew. And the reafon ts , becaufe he wil punish the finnes of the people,by futfering euil Princes to reigne.lob, 34..30. Of which importante difhcultie , falling fometimes between Princes and their fubieéts , who fo defireth, may fearch the indgement cf ancient Fathers ,and {ce S.Thomas,and other fchole Do@ours, 2. 2. 4. 12. 4,2.Here only for better vnder- ftanding of this prefenttexr, thefe brief points may be obferued, Firft, the people of their owne wil defiredtohauea King, Secondly , they requefted che fame at Zzz the Why the peo- ples demand to hane a King is] difliked, E Kings fome- times oppreffe their fubicdts by Gods fuffe-] rance, but yn~ iuftly, ‘Kings fite prerogatives aboue, bur neg contrarie to the lawes, Euil Princes may be depo~ } fed by God & } ithe Church: } but not by the people anly,. Po nts obfe-- ned im the con. Ricurien and depofition of King Saul, The fecond part. The cle&ion, annointing , and gouerne- memt of King Saul, 54% FIRST BOOK Samuel. Saul, the hands of Samuel their prefent Superiour. Thirdly, this demand difpteafed both Samuel and Gedhimfelf, Fourthly, yet God condefcended to grant th ir fuite , but with an admonition, and forewarning of the inconueniences , which they fhould finde and feele. Fiftly , Ged himfclf defigned the perfon that fhould be King ,reucaled him by vifion,and commanded Samuel to annoint hin. Sixtly, God neuertheles by guiding the lot, more manifettly declared; and confirmed his celeGion. Seuenthly, God depofed the fame King, for tranfgrefling his law, chap. ty. u, £3 and difobeying his commandment, chap 15, v.13. appointing another,by the minifteric of Samucl, chap. 16. Eightly , norwithftanding his depolition , he remained in his dignitietil his death, which happened by othcr mcanes,chap.31,By al which it appeareth , that Ged conftitured Saul the firft King of the Iewes , che people fuing to haue a King ; but depofed him for euil behauiour, the people defi- ring no fuch thing,and Samuel the Prophet much lamenting the fame, Yet was he notadually bereaued of the crowne and Kingdome during his life,

reft in the houfes of your husbands:, which you thal take, And ihe kiffed them, Who fifting vp theis voice began to weepe, fonaes any more in my wombe,that you may hope for husbands of me?

S. Hier. ind fee 8, )S.Greg ‘Leg. e.2. lia t, Reg. 8. Concil, Leteran ie s. de heres. OF KINGS, Samuel. 547

Samuel callech the peo- ple together , for appointing 4 King, the lot fallech on Saul. 25. And che law of the King is againe mentioned. a) S, Gregorie here noreth, ND Samuel tooke (4) alitle veffel of (b) oyle, and powred are placedin Neg vpon his head, and kiffed him, and fayd :Behold , our Lord height of go- F/GANJ bach annointed thee vpon his inheritance to be Prince, and uernmeat are thou {hale deliuer his people out of the hands of their ene- annointed mies,that are round aboutthem. And this thal be a figne vnto thee, that withoyie> ig. God hath annointed thee to be Prince, 2, When thon thal: be departed eth mercie, from me this day , thou fhalt finde two men betide the fepulchre of light, and cue Rachel inthe borders of Beniamin, in the South , and they thal fay to_ thee: The afles are found , which thou didft goe to feeke : and thy fa~ ther letting goe the afles , is careful for you, and fayth : What ihalI doe concerning my fonne? 3. And when thou thale depart thence, and pafle farder , ard fhalt come to the oke Thabor , three men going vp to God into Bethel {hal finde thee there, one carying three kiddes, and an other three manchets of bread ,and an other carying a flagon of wine. 4. Ard when they haue faluted thee ,they wil giue thee two loaues , and thou fhalt takethem of their hand. 5, After thefe things int. Regsto thou fhale come into the hil of God , where the garrifon of-the Phi- lifthiims is : and when chou thale be entred there into the citie, thou fhalt meete there a locke of Prophets comming downe from the excelfe , and before them pfaltarie and tymbrel, and fhalme , and (e) Samuel en- farPeane themielues Prophecy ing. 6. And the Spirit of our Lord thal ioyneth obe- (az€ vpon thee , and thou thalt prophecie with them , and fhalt be changed into an other man, 7. Therefore when al thefe tignes fhal chance to thee , doe what foeuer thy hand thal finde, becaufe our Lord is with thee. 8. And thou thalt goe downe before me into Galgala ( for 1 wil come downe to thee ) that thou mayeit offer oblation, and immolate pacifike victimes : (« )ieuen daies ihaltthou expect, till come tothee, & I williew thee what thou mutt doe.g. Therfore when he had turned away his fhoulder to depart trom Samucl,God (4) changed vnto him Samuel. Saul. OF KINGS. 51 him another hart, and al chefe chings came in that day.10. And they came to the forefaid hil, and behold a troup of Prophets meeting him: & the (¢)Spirit of our Lord feazed vpon hun,and he prophecied in che middes of them.11, And al thac had knowen him yefterday and theday betore, feeing that he was with the Prophets , & did prophecie, faidto each other: What thing hath happened to the fonae of Cis?>wharis Saul alfo among the Prophets ? 12. And one anfwered an other, faying : And wheis ( f ) their tather > therefore it was turned into a prouerbe: What is Saul alfo among the Prophets?13.And he ceafed to prophecie, and came to the excelfe, 14. And Sauis vacle fayd to him, and to his feruant : Whither went you >? who anfwered : To {eek the affes: which when we hadnot found, we came to Samuel. 15. And his vnele fayd to him: Tel me what Samuel fayd to thee. 16. And Saul faydto his vucle : He told ys tnae the afles were found. But concerning the word of the Kingdom which Samuel had fpoken to him , he told him not.17.And Samuel called together the people to our Lord in Maf~ pha:18, And faydto the children of Iftael: Thus faych our Lord the God of Lfrael : 1 brought Ifrael outof Agype , and deliuered you from the hand of the £zyptians , and from the hand of al the Kings which affli- Ged you. 19. Bur you this day haue retected your God, who only hath faued you out of al yourenils and tribulations: and you haue faid : Nor fo:but appointa King ouer vs, Now therefore {tard betore our Lord b your tribes, and by your tamilics.2¢.And Samuel brought al the tribes of Ifrael,and the (g )lot tel on the tribe of Beniamin.21. And he brought the tribe of Beriamia andthe kinreds thereof, & it fel vpon the kindred ot Metri , and it caine vnto Saul the {onne of Cis. They therfore fought him,and he was not found.23.And after thefe things they confulted our Lord whether he would come thither,And our Lord an{wered: Behold he is hid athome,23.They ranne theretore andtooke him trom thence: and he ftood in the middes of the people, and he was higher then al the people from the fhoulder and vpward.2.4.And Samuel faid to al the peo- ple: Certes you fee whom our Lord hath chofen, that there is not the liketo him in al the people.And al the people cried, and fayd : God faue the King.25.And Samuel fpake ro the people the law otthe Kingdome, and wrote it ina booke, and layd it vp betore our Lord:and Samuel dif miffed al the people, euerie one into his owne houfe. 26, But Saul alfo departed vuto his houfe into Gabaa: &there went with him part of the. armie,they whofe harts God had touched,27, But the children ot Beiial fayd : Whar,shal this fellow be able to faue vs? and they de{pifed him, & brought him not prefents:but he diflembled as though he heard nor. Zitz 3 (e)By and by alfo the guift of prephccie. CF) Their fuperiour. CHAP rg ) By lot the people were aflured that the election lwas of God. 5S.f Greg. ibidere, —y a ! (a) As the men of Iabes delu- ded their eni- mics by equi- uocation, fo fpeaking that they were o- . therwife vn- they ment:fo the feruants of God being tempted with concupifcence of gloutonic ( fignified by Naas) muft de- ceiue their carnal appe- fing to fatiste the defire of the flesh, bat in deed keep fuch tempe- Trance , as they may kilthe cOcupifcence, and -not be ‘{xalled by ir, S. Fregelé 5,6, 1,10 Keg. tt, tite,by promi-. 552 FIRST BOOK Saul, Samuel’

intght conceiue this of mans age,you thal be old women betore you marrie.Doc not fo my the hand of our Lord iscome forth againft me, 14, Thestore lifting vp their voice they began to. weep agayne : Orpha kiffed her mother in law, and returned : Ruth cleaued to her mother inlaw, 15. to whom Noemi faid:Behold thy kinfewoman is returned to her people,and (a ) to her Gods, goe with her.16, Who anfwered:Be not againit me, to the end that I fhould leaue thee and depart : for whicher foeuer thou fhale goe,I wilgoe:and where thou fhalt abide,I alfo wil abide. Thy people dy ing,in the fame wil T die; and there will takea place for niy burial, Thefe things doc God to me, & thefe things adde he, if death onlie fhal fteadtaft mind had determined to goe torward with her,would uot be into the citie, a brute was quickly {pred among them : and the women faid:This.is that Noemi.z0.To whom the faid:Cal me not Noemi(that it tofay beautiful) but cal me Mara (that is to fay, bitter) bccaufe with birternes hath the Almightie very much replenithed me, 21. L went Moabite her daughter in law, trom the Laad ot her peregrination ; aad returned into Bethlehem, when barley was frit reaped, CHAP. ; mother in law afterthe death of thy husband Booz. RV T H. §29

dertaking the mariage , the woman was preuenced from com- playnine be- fore the indge, §72 RVTH. Booz,

and came to her mother in law. Who faidto her: What haft thou done daughter ? And the told her al things , thatthe man had doneto , her. 17. And thefaid : Behold ix meafures of barley hath he giuen me, and he {aid : Twilnot haue thee returne emptie to thy mother in law, o (ai 7 j 1 .

And Saul fayd ro Michol : Why haft thou mocked me, and let goe myne enemie that he might Ay? And Michol anfwered Saul : Becaufe he fayd to me: Lermegoe, otherwife I wil kilthee, 13. Buc Dauid flying was faued , and cameto Samuel in Ramatha, & cold him althings that Saul had done to him ; and he and Samuel went and abode in Naioth.

And al the people feared exccedingly our Lord and (c}Samuel. And al the people faid to Samuel:Pray for thy feruantsto our Lord thy God, that we die not, for we haue-added euil to al our finnes , that we defired vnto vs a King. 20.And Saniuel faid to the people: Feare not , you-haue done al this euil:but yet depart not from the (4) backe of our Lord,but ferue our Lord inal your hart. 21. And decline not atter vaine things, which {hal not profite you , nor deliuer you, bcecaufe they are vaine.22. Acd our Lord wil not forfake his people for his great name : becaufe our Lord hath fworneto make you a people to himfelf, 23. And tarre from me be this {inne in out Lord , that] thould ccafe to pray for you, and I wilteach youthe good and right way, 24. Theretore feare our Lord, and ferue him ia truth and from your whole hart, for you haue feenthe great workes which he hath done among you. 25. Butif you ihai perfeuer in malice , both you and your King thal peri: together. the more , becaufe they feared alfo hisferuant. ¢d) For Ginnersto come before Magdalé with feare & hope approached &taried at Chrilts back. Lec, S.Greg.

To whom Noemi aafwered: Be he bleffed of our Lord : becaufe the fame grace , which he had fhewed to the lining , he hath kept alfo} to the dead. And againe the faid : The man is our nigh cofin, 21. And Ruth: This alfo,quoth the , he commanded me , that fo long I fhould ioyne my felf tothe reapers, til althe corne were reaped. 22, To whom her mother in law faid:Itis better my daugther, that thou goe forth with his maids to reape, left in an other mans field fome may refift thes. - -.She therfore ioyned her felf to the maids of Booz : and fo long rea ch them, til the barley and the wheate were layd vp in the barnes. CHAD. It. Ruth infiructed by ber mather in law leepetb at Boox feete ,8, and figni fying. that she perteyneth to bim by the law of a/fimitse , receineth goud anfwer, 14.4nd fix meafures of barley, V T after that fhe wras returned to her mother in law,-fhe heard of her : My daughter , I wil cil feck thee reft, and wil prouide that it may be wel with thee. 2. Tnis Booz ,to whofe maids Xl thou artioynedinthe field , is our nigh kin man, andchis night he winoweth the barne A] floore of the barley! 3, Wath therfore and annoynt thy felf , and puton thy better gar- ments,and goe downe into the barne fioore,let no man {éethec,ti ne thal haue ended eating & drinking.4. And when he fhal goc to fleep , marke the place wherein he fleepeth : and thou inhale --- PAGE 529 --- Booz RV T H. 531 thalt come, and difcouer the mantel wherwith he ts couered toward his : feet, and shal caft thy felf downe and lie there : (a) and he wil telthee avhatthou mutt doc.s. Who anfwered: Wnhatioeuer thou fhalt com- mand,that wil I doe. 6. And the went downe into the barne fioore , and 1 did al the things which her mother ia law had commanded her,7. And when Booz had eaten , anddrunken, and was tnade pleafant , and was cone to fleep by the heap of theaues , fhe came clofely, and difcouering the mantel at his feet, layd her {elf downe. 8. And behold , When it wasnow midnight the man was afrayd , and troubied and he faw a woman lying at histeet, g. and faid to her: Who art thou ? And fhe anfwered: 1 am Ruth thy handmaide: fpread thy mantel vpo# thy Ter- uasit,becaufe thou art nigh of kinne. 10.And he faid:Bleffed art thou of our Lord my daughter,and the former mercie thou haft pafled with the later : becaufe thou haft (1) not folowed yong men cither poore or rich, 11. Feare not therfore , but whatfoeuer thou fhalt fay tome, I wil doe to thee. For al the people that dwelleth within the gates of my citie know ,thattiiou art a woman of vertue..12. Neither doe I denie my felt nigh of kinne , but there is an other necrer then I. 33, Reft this night : and when morning 1s come, if he wil retayne thee b , the right of nigh of kindred, the thing is wel done , but if he wil not, 1 wiltake thee without al doubr, our Lord lineth , fleep vntil morning, 14, She flept thertore at his feet tilthe night was gone. Therfore fhe arofe before men could know one an other , and Booz faid: Beware left any men Know thar thou cameft hither, 15. And agayne, Spread, quoth he , thy mantel, wherwith thou art couered, and hold ic with both hands, Who {preading and holding it , he meafured fix meafures of baricy , and putt: vpoa her, Who carying it entred into the citie,

the King , and al his fer- uants loue thee, Now theréfore bethou the Kings fonne in law.23.4nd the feruants of Saul {pake althefe words inthe cares of Dauid.And Da- uid fayd:Doth it feeme vnto you a {mal matter to be the fonne in law of a King?Butl ama poore man,and of {mal ability, 24. And the feruants of Saul reported, faying: Thefe manaer ot words hath Dauid fpoken.25, And Saul faid: Speake thus to Dauid: The King needeth no dowrie,but -only an hundred prepuces of the:Philiitians , thar reucnge may be made of the Kinzs enemies. Morcouer Saul thought to deliuer Dauid into the. hands of the Philiftians. 26, And whea nis feruants nad reported to Dauid the words that Saul had fayd, the word was liked in the cics of: Dauid , to be made the Kings fonne in law. 27. And after few dayes , Dauid rifing vp, went with the men that were vader him,and he ftruc ke of the Philiithiims two hundred mex, and brought their prepuces , and , numbred them to the King , that he might be his foane in law, Saul therefore gaue him Michol his daughter to wite, ax, Aud Saul faw, end vnderftood that our Lord was with Dauid, Aud Michol tae daughter of Saul loued him, 29. And Saul began more:to teare Dauid : aid Saul -became enemic to David.al daies,;0.And ine Priaccs of the Phuittiars bobb 3 went 548 FIRST BOOK Samuel.Saul.Dauid, went torth : and from the beginning of their going torth, Dauid beha- ued himfelf: more wifely,then al the feruants of Saul,and his name was made renowmed exceedingly.

And the cooke litted vp a shoulder, & {et it before saul.And samuc] faid: Behold that which hath remayned,fetit before thee,& eate:becatfe ot purpofe it was kept forthee , when 1 called the people. And saul did eate with Samuel that day,25.And they deicended trom the excelfe i. to the towne, & he {pake with Saul in the top of the houfe: & he prepatid a bed tor Saul in the higheft roome ,& heilept. 26.And when they were: Zzz 21 rifen (a)Onethat by diuine infpira- tion forefeech things to. conic. (6) Oppreffion of innocents cricth to heae]’ ven, --- PAGE 548 --- ting of others fhewed that ‘Saul not per- feuering in be depefed dience to Saul to trie his hu- dé. 450.5 ,50 8, Reg, 10. (d)God gaue him peculiar cuting the of- heeera King, they came downe in the vetermoft part of the citie, Samuel fard to Saul: (6) Bur che ieele veflel fore--'- grace, fhould from his King. dome.&, 4. ¢. 5. militie.S. Greg, grace for cxe- eee $50 FIRST BOOK Samuel. Saul. rifen in the morning, and it began now to be ner Samuel cailed Saul in the high chamber , faying : Arife that I may difmiffe thee. And Saul arofe :and they went both torth , to wit , heand Samucl.z7. And when Speake to the feruancthat he goe betore vs , and pafle : but {tay thou a litle while, that may tel chee the word of our Lord.

and althe common people of the land camie into a foreft , wherein was honie vp6 the face of the field.26. The people therefore entred into the toreft,and there appeared dropping honic,and no man pur hishaid to his mouth, tor the people fearcd the oath, 37, But Jonathashad not heard whcn.his father.adiured the people:& he put.farth the cip of the rod which he had in hishand, ana dipped it into a henie combe: and Aaaa 2 the people , which was with him : Enquire , and fee who is gone from } prefent and his cfquier, 18. And Saul fayd to Achias : Bring the arke ] ded more cleerly. And faul fayd to the Pricit : (v) Draw together thy he tured his hand to his mouth , and his cies werejiluminatcd 28.And fa) Ominons fpeaches are proued by this and fome ether examples tobe fometimes of God, though fometimes this kind of obfer- uation is fuper Rticious. As be- foreis noted, Cen. 24. (6) Pray no nore nor ex- pec no longer: fo they procee- ded to barrel . without further watrant. on¢ee --- PAGE 556 --- ¢ )Tenathas was’ excufed by Jignorance , & toy neceilitie ; and rherfore was iuftly deli. ucred by the people; and his father ef- fended , innot excepting the cafe of necefli- tre,& through more eagre fzeale of reuen- ge,then he had’ Warrant from God,whofe anfwer he would not ex- {pect.v.rg. 4(d) Wherof fo- flowed alfo an other finne, jthat the people fainting for lacke of meate ‘did eate Hesh with the bloud, contrarie to the law. (e) Before, v. x9 Saul would not expe& Gods anfwer: now therfore ‘God wil not anfwer him, f)Ionathas was found to haue traferefied the naduifed c6- mandmenz, but Baul himfelt Was in a orea- ter faule of rafy proceeding & vndifureercae fayd : Bring hither al the coraers of the people : aod know, and manding, FIRST BOGREK Samuel. Saul. 538 oncorthe people anfwering , fayd: Thy tather hathbound the people i i C d this day. with an oach,faying : Curfed be the man that thal eate brea y (and the people was faynt.) 29.And lonathas fayd : (cyMy tather hath troubled the land:your felues haue feen that myne eies are ihuninared, becaufe I haue tafted.a litle of this honie: 30, how much more if the people had eaten of the prey of their enemies , which they found-had “there not been made a greater plague in the Philifthiims 2 31. They {trucke therefore inthat day the Philifthitms tra Machmas voto Aialon, Andthe people was wearied exceedingly: 32. and being turned to the - prey tooke theep , and oxen,and calues., and flew them on the ground: aud the people dideate (+) with bloud, 3 y- And they told Saul faying that the people had finned to our Lord , eating with bloud, Who fayd; You hauctran({grefled : Role to me enen now a creat {tone. 34, And Saul fayd:Difperfe your felues among thecommon.people,and tel. them ‘that cuerie man bring me his.oxe and.ramme,and kil ye them.ypon this -{ame, andeate , and you thal. not finne.to.our Lord eating with bloud, Althe people therefore brought enerie aan his oxe in his hand vntil night: and flew thein there, 3s. And Saul built an altar to our Lord; and then firft did he begin to build an altar to our Lord, 36. And Saul fayd: Letvs fal vpon thePhilifthiims by night, and let vs fpoyle them ‘ul it waxe light in the morcing, neither let vs leaue a man of then. And the people fayd : Doe al that feemeth good i: thy.:e cies. And the : Prieft fayd : Let vs approach hither to God. 37. Aad Saul confulted our Lord : Shal 1 purfue che Philiitiims 2? wile thou deliuer them into the hands of Iftaei ? And (¢) heanfwered him not inthat day. 38. And Saul ee by whom this fiane hath chanced to day. g.Our Lord the Sauiour of Ifrael lineth that if it were done by Ionathas my fonne,he inai die without re- uoking, Whereunto none of the people gaynefayd him, 40. And he fayd to al Lfrael: Be yora feparated into-one lide, and I with lonathas my fone wil be on the other fide. And the peopie anfwered Saul: Doc What feemeth good in thyne cis, 41.’And Saul faydto our Lord: Lord God of Hrael , giue a figue: and Ionatias was caught and Saul, and the people went forth. 42.And Saul fayd : Caft yc lot between me , and Jonathas my foone. And.{ f )lonathas was taken. 4. And Saul fayd to Tonathas : Tcl me what thou haft done.And Ionathas told him , and fayd:Tafting I tafted inthe tippe of the rod which Was in myne handa litle honie,& behold I die.44.And Saul fayd : Thefe things doe God to me, & thefe things adde he,that dying thou tialt die lonathas, 45. And the people {aid to Saul : Shal Ionathas then die, which hath made this great faluaticn inIf{rael ? this is vnlawful : our Lord liveth » It there fhal tal ahaire from his head vpenthe ground , becaufe with God hath he wrought to day. The people therefore dcliuered lonathas, that he fhould not die. 46. And Saul retyred , neither did he purfue the Philiftiims : moreouer the Philiftiims departed into their places.

And itihal come to pafle , that whofaeuer fal remayne in thy houfe, fhal come that he may be prayed for , and thal offer a picce of filuer , and a manchet of bread ,and thal fay: Leaue mel befcech thee to onc prieitly part, thac may eate a mortei of bread, 4 1 CHAP Th Samuel thrife called vpan in fleep by vifton from Ged , repaiverh to Heli, 10.. the fourth cone our Lord reuvaleth to bin the eutl, that shal fal to Heli and his houfe. 16, Which he, bemg requefted, declareth to Helt, # ND the childe Samuel miniftred to our Lord before Hel, and the word of our Lord was (a) precious in thofe daies, MSPS there was no viliou manifeft, 2, It came to paffe therfore on een a certayne day Heli layin his place, & his eies were become dimme , neither could he fee: 3, (») before the lainpe of God was extin- - guithed , Samuel flept inthe temple of our Lord , where che arke of God was. 4. And our Lord called Samuel. Who anfwering ,fuid.: Loe here Lam. 5. And he ranze to Heli and faid : Loe here 1 am: for thou didft cal me. Who fayd : I did notcai thee: returne and fleep. And he went & flept.6. And our Lord added againetocal Samuel. And Samuel : tyling vp wét ro Heli, & faid : Loe here I am: becaufe thou didft cal me, Who ant{wered:l did not cai thee my fonne,returne & fleep.7.Morcouer Samucl did not yet know our Lord, neither had the word of our Lord beenreuealed ro him. 8. And our Lord added, & called Samuel yet the third time. Who ryling vp wét to Heli,g.& faid:Loe here 1 am-becaufe thou didft cal me.Heli therfore vnderftood that our Lord called the child & faid to Samuel: Goe, & tleep : and if he fhal cal thee hereatter , thou {hal faie ; Speake Lord , tor thy feruant hearcth. Samuel thertore went and flept in his place. 10, And our Lord came,and {food : and he called,as he had called twife, Samuel,Samucl. And Samuel fayd:Speake . Lord ,tor thy feruant hearcth, 11. And our Lord faid to Samuc!: Yyy Behold “peareth ‘thar, & Sadoe, ‘which was. Aaron, as ap- in Achias, Abia- th.i4..2.¢ma, Ree. 3, but per feétly inChrift. S. Beda, 99. ia 1, Reg. Cu de 4) Rare things. are called pre- , cious , and fa the guift of prophecie is here termed, then granted to few. :) Vhis vifion happened ca:- ly in the mar- ning , befere the nine of drefiing the. lamps, when } fome were put fF outand others ight, --- PAGE 538 --- (a)Their conf- dence of helpe from God,by prefence of the. arke,was ocod' & commenda- ble,bur their finnes deferued to be punifned, 540 FIRST BOOK Heli. Samuel, Behold do athiag in Ifrael:which whofoeuer fhal heare, both his earcs fhal tingle, 12, La that day wil I rayfe vp againft Heli al things whici I haue fpoken touching his houfe: I wil begin , and accomplith it.13.For I hauc foretold him that 1 would iudge his houfe for euer, becaufe of isiquitie, for that he knewe that his fonnes did wickedly, and hath not corrected them. 14. Therfore haue I fworne to the houfe of Heli that the iniquitie of his houfe can not beexpiated with victimes and guifts for cuer. 15. And Samuel flept vntil morning , and opened the doores of the houfe of our Lord. And Samuel feared to tel the vifion vnto Heli, 16. Heli therfore calicd Samuel , and {aid : Samuel my fonne. Who anfwering , faid: Here I am. 17. And he asked him : What is the word , that our Lord hath fpoken to thee? I befeech thee conceale it not from me. Thefe things doc God to thee , aud thefe doe he adde, if thou fhalt hide from me a word of al the words , which were faid to thee, 18. Samuel therfore told him althe words , and did not hide them from him. And he anfwered : It is our Lord : let him doe that which is good in his eies. 19. And Samuel grew , and our Lord was with him, and there tel not of his words vpon the ground, 20. And al Ifracl knew from Danto Berfabee , that faithful Samuel was the Prophet of our Lord,21. And our Lord added to appeare in Silo, be- caufe our Lord had been reucaled to Samuelin Silo , according to the word of our Lord. And the word of Samuel came to paffeto al Ifrael, CHAP, IIIL The Ifraelites are beaten ia batile by the Philfthiims, 3. Whe for their better procectson and comfort, fetch the Arks of Gedinto the campe : 10. but ave beaten againe, the arketaken, and with manic others the two foanes of Heli are flsine. 13. Al which Heli vaderflancing falleth from his feat, and breaketh bis neck : 19. alfo lis daughter in law prefently traucling of childe ts deltuered of « fonue, AW@ ND it cameto pafic in thofe daies , the Philifthiims af- to he IN fembled together to fight: ar.d Mrael went forth to meet FANE the Philifthiimsiato battle,& camped befide the Stone of CANS helpe. Moreouer the Philitthiims came into Aphec, 2, & AM: ) put their armie in atay againft liracl, Andatter they had iovned battle , Ifrael turned their backs tothe Pniliftiims : and there were flaine inthe fight here & there through the felds, as it were foure thoufand men. 3. And the people returned to the cape: & the arcients of Mfrael faid-Why hath our Lord ttruckévs to day betore the Philifthiims? (4) Let vs ferch vnto vs thearke of the coucnant of our Lord from Silo, and let it come into the middes of vs, that itmay faue vs from the --- PAGE 539 --- Heli. Samuel, OF KINGS. 541 the hand of our enemies.4.The people therefore fent into Silo, and tney tooke from thence the arke of the couenant ot the Lord of holts fittiag vpon the Cherubims : and the two fonnes of Heli were with the arke of the couenant of God , Ophni and Phinces. 5, And when the arke of the couerant of our Lozd was come into the campe, al Hirael made a fhour with a great cric, and the earth founded, 6, And the Philifthiims heard the voice ef the cric, & faid : Whatis this voice of a great criein the campe of the Hebrewes? And they knew that the atke of our Lord was come into the campe 7, And the Philithims were afrayd,fayinz: God is come into thecampe. And they mourned,iayiag: t. Woe to vs: for there was notfo grcat reioycing yeltetday and the day before : woe tovs, Who ihal keepe vs from the hand of thefe high Gods? thefe be the Gods that ftrucke Agypt witn al plagus,in the dcfert.9. Take cou- rage,& be men , ve Philifthiims : Ielt you be feruants to the Hebrewes, as they alfo haucferucd you : take courage & fight.ic. The Philitthiims therfore foughr, and Ifrael was flaine, and eueric man fied isto his ta- ‘bernacle :and there was made anexcecding great plague: and there fel of Ifrael thirtie thoufend footemé.11. And the arke of God was taken: tae two fonnes alfo of Helidied, Opheni and Pninces.12.And aman of Keriamin running out of the battle aray , came into Silo that day , his garine:tre:.t,and fprinkied on his head with duft.13.And when he was come,Hecli fare vpon a ftoole over againft the way locking.For his hart was feareful for the arke of God. And that man arter he was entred 15, told it ro the citic:and althe citric howled.14.And He! heard the found of the crie,and faid:Wharis this fousd of this fame tumult: Eut he haft- ned ,and came, azdrold Heli. 15. And Heli was sintic and eight yea= resold,& hiseyes were dimme,and he could nor fee. 16. And he {uid to Heli: 1 am hethat came trom tne batile,& Thethat fled out of the Acld thts day ,.To whoni he faid: What is done mv fonne?7.And be brought the newes anfwering:Iirael, quoi he,is fed betore the Philifttims and a Great ruine is made in the people : moreoucr alfo thy two fonnes are dead , Ophoi & Phirees : & tne arke of Godis taken. And when he nad(a} named the arke of God,he fcl from his ficole backward befiie the doore,& his necke being broken he died. For he wes anolaman,& of agreat age:& he iudged I{rael fourtie yeares, 19. And his dzughter in law, the wife of Phinees,was great with childe,& nigh to be delivered: & hearing the report that the arkeof God was takei:,& her father in law was dead,& her hufband,ihe bowed her feit & was dclivered : for fudden paynes were taljen vpoa her, 2¢. And inthe very mementor her death, they faid to her that Roode about her: Feare not, becaufe thou haft bore a fonne. Who anfwered them ror, nor cae neede to it, 21, And fhe called the childe Ichabod , faying:The gloricis trani= flated from Ifracl , becaufe tne arke of God is taken , a: d fer her father in law, and tor her hufband; 23. ard the faid : The gloris is tranflated trom Lracl , for thatthe arke or God was taken. Yyy 2 CHAP. jonnes, “a> This zeale. tof religion in 1Heli towards ithe arke,is a rercar fore ‘that he cied ingeod fare, euch he was: ‘tempo ally pu- iifmed ter net icorredting his. , --- PAGE 540 --- (4)So foone as Chrifts Ghof- pel or Tefta- ment came among the Gentiles , al falfe Gods and idolatry fel downe. S, Beda q. im 1, Reg. ¢. 5. b) The arke be- ing a holie thing , as Re likes are , was terrible to their falfe God, the diuel, fo the Relikes of S. Babilas ouertkrew the falfeGod Apol- lo.asS. Chry- folt.teftifiech _fatlarge, ki, cons, Gentiles,

And Dauidarofe, and departed : but Ionathas alfo entred into the Citte.

And --- PAGE 557 --- 5 Samuel. Saul. OF KINGS, 539 47.And Saul, his Kingdome being eftabliined ouer Ifraet,fought round about agamit alhis enemies, againft Moab, & the children of Ammon, and Edom, and the Kings of Soba, and the Phiiifth:ans : and whither foeuer he turned himfelf, he ouercame. 48. And gathering together an armie , heftrucke Amalec., and deliuered Ifrael from the hand of the fpoyiers thereof. +0. And the fonnes of Saul, were Tunathas and Iefui, and Melichifira : andthe names of his two daughters , the name of the firft borne Merob , and the name of the yonger Michol. 50. And the name ot Sauls: wite, Achinoam. the daeghter of Achimaas:and the name of the Prince of his hoft Abner , the fonne of Ner , the cofin german ef Saul by thefather.s1.Moreouer Cis was the father of Saul and Ner the father of Abner, the fonne of Abiel. 52. And there was mightie bartel againft.ehe Philifthiansal the dayes of. saw. For whomfocuer Saul had feen aveliant.man,and fit for battel, he ioyned- him to hinwetfe,

So And the Getheites tooke counfel , and made themfelues {tools of skin. 542 FIRST BOOK Samuel,

done foolihiy,neither haft thou keprthe c6mandmeats of our Lord thy God, which necOmanded thee, Which (4) it thou had{t not donc, euen now had our Lord prepa { ted thy Kingdom ouer Iirael for cuer, 14,but thy Kinedé fhal no tarder arife.Our Lord hath foughthim a man accordins to his hart: and hin hath our Lord commanded to be Prince ouer his people , becaufe thou haft not obferued the things which our Lord commanded. 15. And Sa- muclarofe & went vp fro Galgal into Gabaa of Beniamin, And num- bred the reople, which were found with him, asit were fix hundred mé. 16, And Saul and Jonathas his fonne , aud the people that were found With thé, was inGabaa oi Beniamin:moreouer the Phiiifihiimshad pir- ched in. Machmas. 17. And there iflued forth to prey from the of Phili- {thians three companies. One companic. went on‘againft the Way of Ephratothe.Land of Saul, 18. Moreoner an other went by the way of bethhoron,and the third had rurnedit=felf to the way of the border, in the valley Seboim againft the defert. 1g. Moreomer there was not found an yz {mith in al the Lad of Ifrael.for the Philifthiims had fo prouided, left perhaps the Hebrewes fhould make {word or fpeare. 20. Al Ifracl Svettoytic3.cg, therefore went downe to the Philifthimss , that enerie man might Aaaa — whet. } 1¢)He offended ‘in offering fa-} crifice, being either a iPrieft , nor ex- traordinartly — ‘allowed to doe]. ‘that oface, and ‘for this & other ifaules was de- ipofed, i(d) Gods fore- hohe cf finne,&}. lpreordinarion ito punifh ir, lraketh not iaway freew il, ner pofibilinie : lt lof veldcing, ficr of cward de isd, arbit, ~~ --- PAGE 554 --- 536 FIRST BOOK Samuel. Saul. this ploughculter, and fpade, and axe , andyake. 21. Therefore Tiredgecof the fhares, and fj pades, and forks with three teeth, and axes 1 -were blunt , euen to the godeprick, which was to be mended, 22. And when the day was come to fight, there was not found {word and {peare in the hand of al the people, that was with Saul and lonathas , except Sauljand Ionsthas his fonne. 23. Andthe ftation of the Philifthiims went forth , to pafle vp into Machmas. CHAP XIIIL lona'has trufting in God , accompanyed with one man, his fatker not knowing, gocth into the PhiliBhitms carpe , killeth twentie men, and troubleth ther whole armie.16. Saul vnderflanding the fame , approcheth with his armie, and they get agreat vidorie. 24. But Saul bauing commanded ynder paine of death. that noneshould este til night , lomathas for tafling « litle bonie ( though ignorant of the probtbitian ) 15 iudged to dit. 45. Bus the people oppofe themfelues , and deliner bum from death. 47. Saul profpereth is bis Kingdeme , with bis familie. Wt ND it chanced on acertaine day that Ionathas the fonne mm of Saul fayd to the yong man that bare his armour: Come Hi) and let vs paffe to the garifon of the Philifthiims , which ( is beyond yonder place, But to his father he told rot this Pe fame thing. 2. Moreouer Saul abode in the vtmoft part of { Gabaa vnder the pomegranate tree , which was in Magron : and the people with him was about fix hundred men, 3. And Achias the fonne of Achicob the. brother of Ichabod the fonne of Phinees , which was borne of Heli the Prieft of our Lord in Silo, bare the ephod, But the people alfo was ignorant whither Lonathas was gone.4, And there were } between the afcents , by the which lonathas endcauoured to paffe vnto thegarifon of the Philifthiims , rockes ftanding vp on both fides , and as it-were in manner of teeth fticp broken rockeson either fide, the Mame of ene Bofes , and the name of the other Sene : 5. one rocke flanding ‘out toward the North ouer-againft Machmas , andthe other to the South , againft Gabaa. 6.. And Ionathas fayd to the “yong man that bare his armour: Come ; let vs paffe to the ftation of thefe vncircumcifed , if happily our Lord wil make for vs: becaufe it is not hard for our Lord to faue cither in manie or in few. 7. And his e{quier fayd to him : Doe al things which pleafe thy niind : goe { whither thou defireft, and 1 wil be with thee wherefoeuer thou wilt. 8, And Ionathas fayd : Behold we paffe to thefe men, and when we fhal appeare to them, 9, if they thal {peake to vs inthis manner : Tarie til we come to you: let vs ftand in our place, & net goe vp to them, 10. But if they fil fay: Come yp to vs::let vs goe vp , becaufe eur Lord hath deli- --- PAGE 555 --- Sam uel. Saul. OF KINGS. 537 deliuered them in our han.is, /.4)this ihal bea tigne vato vs. 11, Both of them therefore appeared to the {tation of the Pailifthiims: and the Phi- lifthiims fayd: Behold the Hebrewes come out of the caues , wherein they werehid, 12. Andthe men of the garrifon fpaketo Ionathas and to his efquier , and fayd : Come vp to vs , ‘asd we wil fhew you a thing. And lonathas fayd to his efquier:Let vs goe vp,folow ime : for our Lord hath deliuered them into the hands-ot Irae], 13. And loaathas went vp on his hands and fecte creeping,and his efquier after him. Therefore fome fel before Jonathas, other fome his efquier folowing (lew.14.And the firft flaughter, which Ionathas and his efquier made , was as it were of twentie men, inthe halfe.part of an aker ,which.a yoke of oxen is wont toploughin a day. 15. And there was made a miracle in the campe, through the fields: yea and al the people of their garifon which had.gone to take preyes, was aftonifhed, and the land was trou- bled : and it happened as a miracle from God. 16. And thé watchmen of Saul which were in Gabaa of Beniamin , looked , and loe a-multi- tude ouerthrowen , and flying hither and thither. 17, And Saul faydto vs. And when they had fought, it was found that Jonathas was rot of our Lord. (for the arke of God was there that day with the children .of Ifrael.)19.And whé Saul {pake to the Prieft, there arofe a greartumult in the campe of the Philifthiims: and ir grew by litle and hiile,and foun. hand. 20. Saul therefore and al the people thar was with him fhoured together , and they caine to the place ofthe fight: and behold cuerie mans fword had been turned to his neighbour, and a flaughter. excee- ‘ding great. 21. But the Hebrewes. alfo which had been withthe Phili~ {thiims yefterday and the day before ,ard went vp with them in the campe , returned to be with lfrae]., which were with Sauhand lona- thas. 22, Al the Ifraclites allo which. had hid themfelues in.mount Ephraim , hearing that the Philifthiims were fled, ioyned them- felues with their tellowes in-battel. And there were with Saul ast were ten thoufand men. 23, And our Lord in thatday.faued Jfrael. and the fight reached as farre as Bethauen. 24..Andthe men of [irae] were ioyncd among themfelues in that day : and Saul adiured the peo- ple , faying : Curfedbe the man that thal eate bread vnuil euening vu I be reuéged of myne enemics,And the whole people did eareno bread :.